E-minor7 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Pardon, have to tell you guys I fell for this lady today. My good friend came home from the far east, phoned and told me to check. Don't know where he found her, but she wraps me around her finger. Let there be POP ! Are those mid-toned acoustics 45's or SJ's. . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UyZGFFTUvA
Mojorule Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 It is indeed a lovely song. But am I alone in hearing the echoes of 'Mandela Day' in it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-vZgxJIpuc&feature=related
Gilliangirl Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Ahh, she has such a velvety voice Is she an up-and-comer? I'd say there's a good chance! And thanks for the walk down memory lane, Mojo. I used to love that song, and pretty much everything else Simple Minds did.
E-minor7 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 It is indeed a lovely song. But am I alone in hearing the echoes of 'Mandela Day' in it? The pulse is there, so is the signature vox-line. The 3 opening chords belong to us all, but I think you're right - still she steers free. . .
Mojorule Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 The pulse is there, so is the signature vox-line. The 3 opening chords belong to us all, but I think you're right - still she steers free. . . Oh yes, quite free indeed. No accusations implied! Just fun to spot those unconscious influences or total coincidences... I think I like her song more than Jim Kerr's - despite the historical importance of said Simple Minds tune. Glad you liked, GG.
brians356 Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Not exactly an upstart, the video I viewed was dated 2002. Her career has already waxed and waned by now. What are the stages in a player's career? 1. Who the hell is Freddie Fastpicker? 2. Get me Freddie Fastpicker. 3. Get me someone who plays like Freddie Fastpicker. 4. Get me a young Freddie Fastpicker. 5. Who the hell is Freddie Fastpicker?
E-minor7 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 You seem to have X-rayed the nature of showbiz brian. I know nothing 'bout this act, but found out that she had approx. 35 gigs in a handful of countries last year. Should be enough to make the circus breathe. . .
brians356 Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 The Wikipedia article said she performs in public only rarely due to "shyness" which I thought was a quaint way to put it. She changed her Swedish last name Edkvist to something vaguely Italian, why I can't guess. In one of her photos with short hair she looks startlingly like Natalie Portman, in others she looks something like Shania Twain.
E-minor7 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 Don't care if this fair maidens last name is Edkvist, Rubenstein or something Greek or Italien - I'm gonna change it anyway. . .
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